The Aggies have lost their last three meetings with Arkansas in consecutive seasons with each game being played at Cowboys Stadium. This will be the first meetings between the two former Southwest Conference rivals as SEC schools.

Deshazor Everett moving back to corner position: After spending two weeks as a safety, Deshazor Everett will move back to the cornerback position against Arkansas. Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said Everett gives the defense flexibility but that Tony Hurd Jr. will move back to safety and allow Everett to defend Arkansas’ size at receiver.

Christine Michael will come off the bench: The senior running back was suspended for violating team rules against SMU and was benched until the second half against South Carolina State.

Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury insists that he has to find better ways to get Michael the ball bu that it is a developing process.

“We want to get him more involved,” Kingsbury said. “We need to get on the same page. We need to call plays that are fit for him.”

Coaches prepared for Johnny Manziel to run: Quarterback Johnny Manziel ran the ball 13 times against South Carolina State and Sumlin said half were called run plays.

“13 plays a game, is kind of significant,” Sumlin said. “I think every quarterback, if you look at the history, has five-to-10 gains. That’s just the nature of the game, so I don’t think that’s outrageous.”

A struggling Arkansas team won’t be taken lightly by A&M: Sumlin and his players noted that Arkansas was ranked as high as No. 8 nationally for a reason. With offensive weapons like Tyler Wilson and Knile Davis the Razorback are capable of bouncing back from three devastating losses.

“A wounded animal is maybe the most dangerous to deal with,” Sumlin said. “I think it applies. We’ve got a lot to prove, too. This is our second SEC game and we’re at home.”

“After our first one, losing a close one – I think our guys are excited that to get back in here and play somebody in our league.”